This is my old development blog for my project Cube World.
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The game is still in development and not available for download. Be careful of fake downloads.

2012/10/18

New Cube World name recap

Thanks for the comments! For those who don't know why I don't keep the name "Cube World": To avoid trademark issues and associations with Minecraft clones.

Here are a few things I've learned:

- Japanese sounding names aren't well accepted everywhere (I have no idea why), so "Kyubu" and "Kami Heroes" are out.
- Some people don't like names which are too childish or too cute. So "Little Cube Adventure" (my personal favorite), "Cube Boy" and "Lost in Monsterland" are out. I like this kind of names because they remind me of good old SNES/Sega Genesis times. :)
- "Spirit Hunter" sounds generic but I think most modern titles do. On the other hand I agree that it doesn't capture the true essence of my game. Gathering spirit cubes isn't so much of a focus in the game. So "Spirit Hunter" is also out.

The focus of the game is exploring a strange, huge world which is made up of cubes. Maybe someone finds a catchy name for this. :) I hope I can come up with a new list soon. New suggestions are always welcome!

Hi Wollay,I've been looking almost every day for new updates on your blog, for a loooong time. Cube world looks amazing so far, so it needs a even more amazing name...Tessara or the Latin word for quadrilaterals(Aka cubes :3)

Hi Wollay,I've been looking almost every day for new updates on your blog, for a loooong time. Cube world looks amazing so far, so it needs a even more amazing name...Tessara or the Latin word for quadrilaterals(Aka cubes :3)

No Wollay dont give in because people dont get the name.Kami Heroes,and I honestly don't know what else I can name it now.Kami Heroes was legit.Your game looks like JRPG.Kami is Japanese for Spirit/Diety.Don't cave in because people wont get Kami.I don't know what else to call this game.I'm done here,I'll play regardless.

CubedemCubedomAnd Japanese names are cool, I don't know why people don't like it.But ultimently it is your choiceI am going to buy the game even if it is called "fluffy pony fu fu" (if your wondering fu fu means nothing at all; just made up)Having a good title is nice because it can attract more people but the main aspect of how a game spreads is by people telling people. Multiplayer will help greatly with that.

The problem with naming a game when no ones played it kinda makes things hard to make a decision on a game name. Though with the most Ive seen on this game makes me think The Oblong Adventures In Voxlandia :P

"Wollay's World" I've sent multiple emails with this as a name suggestion, lol I adore your game and will people make accounts and no one else can take that name? Please say yes so all of the people that like your game before it even came out can get the good names cause they all love it so much!

Maybe keep it simple? "Fantasy World"? I thought "World of Wonder" sounded good until I realised it sounds too much like "World of Warcraft"."Spirit Quest"?Since you said its focus is exploration of a strange world... "Strangeland"...nah, but maybe somewhere that way? >,< Naming stuff is hard."Age of Fantasy"... aaaahg, I give up, for now.

I'm trying to think of something similar to "The New World". The title isn't supposed to advertise this game's cube-ness nor it's retro style or voxel engine, this game is about exploring and I think a name that captures that is what Wollay is looking for.

Because the name Cube World is so good, maybe a work around the copyright would be to have the title: (Cube Picture) WorldSo the word cube would be represented by an actual cube and the word "World" goes right after it. People will automatically read it as Cube World and it wouldn't have any copyright nonsense as you wouldn't be using the actual word. If this would work I think it's a good idea. :)

I disagree to, Latin is a dead language that has influenced hundreds of other languages, including English, its terms are used on a everywhere in science and is the building block in the standard system of measurements.

"The Wild Reach" // It's a little more mature feeling than cute, but still evokes that sense of limitless adventure and exploration. If you write it in a cute font, it will still feel cute. I hope you pick it!

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This is my development blog for Cube World and Plasma. If you have any questions, send me an email: wollay@picroma.com
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